Monday, March 18, 2013
A meeting of special needs parents, gift auction, carnival, Family Fun Run and Easter egg hunt!
Here's just a few of the events coming up in the area. A new group of Point Pleasant Borough parents of special needs students are meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ocean Road School cafeteria. FRiEnDs is a parent-led organization working in cooperation with the Point Pleasant Borough School District. This parent advisory group is designed to serve the special education community by providing a positive and collaborative forum for the exchange of information, ideas and suggestions. (For more information, please see first attached PDF.) The Point Pleasant Beach Rotary Club is hosting its Annual Social Gift Auction from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat. at the Brick VFW, 373 Adamston Rd., Brick. For more information, please see the Patch Event listing…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
First time Antrim competing on state level of Future Problem Solvers competition
A group of students from G. Harold Antrim Elementary School in Point Beach will compete in a problem-solving competition on March 16 at Montclair State University. The students are in fourth, fifth and sixth grades and this is the first time a group from a Point Beach school has advanced to the state level in the national program, said Glenn Paesano, whose son is among the competitors. For more information about the competition, click here.
Friday, February 15, 2013
John Pizzi, comic, ventriloquist and magician, to perform live
A free Comedy Night will be held tonight at the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School in Point Beach. John Pizzi, comedian, ventriloquist and magician, will perform live, thanks to the Antrim Parent-Teacher Organization. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Pizzi's bio, as provided by the PTO, says: "One of the hottest rising comics in the entertainment industry, has brought his unique brand of comedy to audiences around the country! Opening act for entertainers like Jerry Vale, Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge, Joy Behar, Weird Al Yankovic, The Trammps, The Regents, Al Martino, Clint Holmes and many more! "Performing as a national headliner at comedy clubs, resorts, colleges, and theaters across the United States. …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Meeting is 6 p.m. Wed.
The FEMA meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Wed. in Point Beach is now moved to G. Harold Antrim Elementary School, 401 Niblick St. The original location had been in council chambers at Point Beach Borough Hall on New Jersey Avenue. It's expected that FEMA officials will explain the new advisory flood maps and what they mean for residents trying to figure out if they should raise their flooded houses, by how much, what kind of flood insurance rates they will be paying and a myriad of other questions that are bogging down residents in red tape and confusion. "They've assured me they will have accurate, concise answers," said Borough Business Administrator Christine Riehl at the last council meeting. FEMA is hoping to have the Small Business …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
St. Peter's closed until Nov. 12
Point Beach public schools will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, according to District Business Administrator Brian Savage. "We will make a determination with regard to the rest of the week by Tuesday evening," Savage said in a text Saturday morning. "If we are able to open later in the week the calendar will be adjusted to add Thursday and Friday as school days along with Wednesday if possible." When Savage referred to the coming Thursday and Friday, he is referencing the fact that the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) cancelled its annual teachers' convention in Atlantic City that had been scheduled for those two days. All public schools, and many non-public schools, in New Jersey had been scheduled to be closed on those two days, …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
"This Is a Play" will be performed at Antrim auditorium
Point Beach High School students will perform "This is a Play" at the auditorium of the Harold G. Antrim Elementary School on Thursday and Friday. The shows will be at 7 p.m. at the Thomas Crawley auditorium, 401 Niblick St. Please see attached PDF for ticket information.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
PTO asks parents to help make year successful
The first PTO meeting at the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School will be held on Thursday, which is the day after students return to school. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and the general meeting begins at 7 p.m. Everyone who attends the meeting will be entered in a drawing to win three great prizes: a $50.00 gift certificate to 709, a BEACH Sweatshirt and a $20.00 Hoffman’s gift card. Snacks and refreshments will also be served. The new executive board of the Antrim PTO, Erin Mathioudakis, Peg Born, Suzanne Shea, Julia Porter and Lisa Whelan, welcomes all students and families “back to school" and asks more parents to volunteer to help make events and the school year successful. The PTO is a vital part of the Antrim Community bringing …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
"Night at the Museum" to be shown
"Night at the Museum" will be shown for free at the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School in Point Beach on Friday night. Auditorium doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie begins at 7 p.m., according to the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation Committee, which is running the event. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase during intermission. There will also be movie trivia and prizes. For more information or to volunteer to help, contact Sue Loder at susanl98@comcast.net
Friday, June 15, 2012
Registration is at Pleasure Park
The last chance to register for Point Beach Recreation summer camp is Saturday. Registration is from 9 a.m. to noon at Pleasure Park, Forman Avenue, Point Beach. Camp will usually be held at Pleasure Park, except for rainy days. This year, camp will be held rain or shine since the program now has use of the G. Harold Antrim Elementary School for rainy days. For more information about camp and camp registration, please see attached PDF.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Registration is Sat. and May 12
Point Pleasant Beach Recreation Department is having registration for the 2012 summer recreation program 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and May 12th at Pleasure Park, Forman Avenue. This year the program has extended the camp hours to 8:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. and there will be no cancelled days due to rain or heat since the camp now has use of Antrim and St. Peter's facilities when needed. The cost of the program is $180.00 and runs from June 26th through August 3rd. This program is available to Point Pleasant Beach residents and taxpayers.
Jennifer Enright
11:19 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
thanks Denise - just taking every opportunity to spread the word :) more ›